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Europêche disappointed at political agreement on Nature Restoration Law. Europêche, the representative body for the European fishing industry, strongly criticises the agreement reached by the Council and the European Parliament on […]
Coherent approach must be adopted for marine Nature Restoration Law. The Commission’s proposal for a Nature Restoration Law must produce a coherent approach to limit all impact on the marine […]
Nature Restoration Law on its way to Plenary. On 27 June, Members of the European Parliament’s Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) committee maintained their tied position on the […]
Nature saved from the abyss, the ocean protected but… we’ll have to be patient and combative. The die has been cast. In Strasbourg, MEPs have just saved the biodiversity pillar […]
Million dollar Canadian coastal restoration package. Canada’s Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Coast Guard, Jonathan Wilkinson, has announced that the Agence Mamu Innu Kaikusseht (AMIK) will receive $1,200,000 over […]
EBFA welcomes Commissioner Kadis’ sensitive approach on bottom trawling. Coexistence of protected areas and bottom trawling should be assessed on a case-by-case basis and not based on general assumptions. The European […]
Europêche, the leading representative body for the fishing industry in Europe, welcomes the European Commission’s upcoming Omnibus Simplification Package presented today by President Von der Leyen. This marks a significant […]
Europêche calls for meaningful inclusion of fisheries in EU’s Vision for Agriculture & Food Europêche, the leading representative body for the fishing industry in Europe, welcomes the European Commission’s efforts […]
Europêche demands transparency and accountability over allegations of NGO funding for Green lobbying. Europêche, the leading representative body for the fishing industry in Europe, has expressed serious concerns over recent […]
Transitioning away from fossil fuels. What if adopting the Energy Taxation Directive was a mitigation action under UNCLOS? Without the elimination of fossil fuel subsidies from our economies, we will […]
Crucial vote on the total closure of 10% of all fishing areas. EBFA alerts on the socio-economic consequences and ask Member States to protect food sovereignty EBFA calls for a […]
EC presents Sustainable Development Goals on fisheries. The European Commission has presented its first-ever voluntary review on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. […]
Three quarters of European citizens want truly protected marine areas: BLOOM – IPSOS Exclusive survey. As the European Parliament is preparing for a crucial vote on the Nature Restoration Law […]
United call for rejection of unrealistic legislation that endangers farmers and fishers in the EU. As part of its Biodiversity strategy, the European Commission proposed last year its flagship Nature […]
European demersal fishers protest against EC ban proposal. During the past week, fishers across Europe protested against the EU policies that are putting the future of the sector at risk. […]
The mission of the Dutch startup Sea Ranger Service is to restore 1 million hectares of ocean biodiversity by the year 2040, while training 20,000 young people for a maritime career. Thanks […]
BLOOM launches accounts to track mega trawlers. BLOOM is launching a Twitter account called ‘Trawl Watch EU‘ with the aim of tracking down and denouncing mega trawlers with destructive practices […]
Missed opportunity to overhaul the Common Fisheries Policy. The EU needs to use the right tool for every job, says fishing group, Europêche. A statement from the organisation said: “Reformed […]
EU demersal fishing restrictions would have devastating fleet impact. While showing no intention of reforming the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), the Commission intends to cut down fisheries via fundamentalist environmental […]
Call for better implementation of CFP. In Europe, fishing provides an important source of food, social cohesion, livelihoods and economic activity in coastal areas. Fishing thus provides a socio-economic and […]
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